L-R: HRH The Duke of York, Founder and Chairman Surinder Arora and Group Strategy Director, Sanjay Arora marking the topping-out of the new hotel
Arora Group held the ceremony to mark this milestone in the hotel’s development and to thank the people involved with the project thus far ahead of its opening scheduled for early 2020. The occasion was attended by key stakeholders from the Arora Group, local representatives and guest of honour, HRH The Duke ofYork.
The new building is on the site of the former Savill Court Hotel & Spa and will preserve the aesthetic quality of the previous building with its Jacobean architecture and red-brickwork features. The new hotel will set the standard of elegant hospitality infused with authentic wellness.
Surinder Arora, Founder and Chairman of Arora Group, said: “We have been working relentlessly on the development of this wonderful property for a while now and I cannot express how delighted I am to see our dream start to become a reality. As a company and family, we are all truly looking forward to welcoming this new hotel to our collection.”
Sinead Hughes, Head of Developments at Grove Developments, commented: “Upon starting this project, we set high expectations of ourselves (as we do with any project) and that ambition has driven us forward to develop this magnificent structure which will not only retain features of the previous historic building but will incorporate contemporary and elegant features.”
Paul Turrell, Chief Executive Officer of Runnymede Borough Council, commented: “The Arora Group are one of the most successful companies in Runnymede. Now, the Group will unveil one of the most prestigious and glamorous facilities the Borough has ever seen. The new building respects the history of the area and will be built in traditional red brick, but this is combined with modern facilities and everything that guests could wish for. The new hotel will bring more jobs to the area and cements the Arora Group at the heart of the Runnymede business community. We welcome this important new facility and look forward to its opening.”
The hotel will boast; 210 bedrooms (including suites), 500+ capacity ballroom,fine-dining and all-day dining restaurants, champagne lounge, tea salon, separate bar and one of the UK's leading fully-integrated spa and wellness facilities.
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Notes to Editors
Arora Group
The Arora Group is a successful UK-focused private group of companies, which leverages synergies across its specialist property, construction and hotel divisions to its strategic advantage. Since 1999, the Group has built its standing through meticulously managing projects from inception to delivery and beyond. Today, it owns and manages a diverse portfolio of flagship assets across the nation’s key business locations, partnering with some of the world’s most recognised brands to deliver consistently high service levels and sustainable growth.
For more information please visit www.thearoragroup.com or @Arora_Group
Arora Hotels
AroraHotels, a division of the Arora Group, is one of the UK’s leading hotel owner-operators with expertise in airport and city centre hotel operations. Current hotels within the portfolio include Sofitel London Heathrow, SofitelLondon Gatwick and Novotel London Stansted (under a franchise agreement with Accor), Renaissance London Heathrow (under a franchise agreement with Marriott),InterContinental® London ‒ The O2, Holiday Inn Heathrow Terminal 5, Crowne Plaza London Heathrow Terminal 4, Holiday Inn Express® London Heathrow Terminal 4 (under a franchise agreement with IHG), Hilton London Gatwick (under a franchise agreement with Hilton Hotel and Resorts), and Arora Hotel Gatwick/Crawley. Two additional hotels currently under development are Hilton Garden Inn at Heathrow as well as a luxury country house hotel in Windsor. For more information please visit thearoragroup.com/business/hotels or@AroraHotels
